Not sure what that means 2010? I want some size too! Three point shooting average is about 2 things: getting good shots and getting the right guys shooting those shots. The problem with UNCW last year in the half court is that they didn't really have a guy that was going to break you down and demand help or some cheat and a willingness to sell out to get a guy a shot from the PG position on a drive and kick with the necessary touch and pace. If you're not a good passing team that runs a motion with good ball reversals via the pass to a viable post threat with a big that is willing and able to relocate out, then you better have a PG that can touch the paint and demand some cheating action. That is why UNCW was an easy guard last year in the half court. And, having a killer pick and pop player helps that can also defend and board would help. Getting blown up on a strong hedge is an entirely new thing to deal with when you have a terrific team like a Loyala Chicago that can completely take you out then recover, but that's a rarity. For me, I like to see an offense that can move the ball via the pass well with prudent ball reversals (need a 0.5 second clock in head on the catch to determine what you do next kind of thing) and then differ to high pick and roll at the end of the clock, but I digress.

With Shy and the talented freshman PG coming in, I see better looks ahead. You still have to knock them down but hero ball off the bounce at the end of the clock that's not a killer driver of the ball without at least FT, doesn't last in half court. Now if Mike or Shy/new PG can get a mid range free or a decent floater up, that's fine. Some of these guys need to use a Euro more to get their floaters free, but that's up to them.

The half court defense has to be vastly better. Hawks were not great on ball defenders as a general rule (Shy gets a pass here as he never was fully there) and were really bad or late at help and simply didn't have the size to defend one on one in the hole especially after a switch, but enough time for them to execute the favorable situation. That's a problem that we have to solve. I don't care how fast you play, you have to be able to defend in the half court and then rebound the ball. Defense is key you can't trade. They really need a shot blocker at the back end with true size. Good teams get a lead and keep it with good defense. You simply cannot trade period. This team showed flashes of decent half court defense this past year even undersized, but it didn't matter because we couldn't get the board so it didn't matter.

Getting 2 more bigs that can post defend, potentially block shots and rebound is vital especially if they have the numbers to actually press. I prefer more of a 2/2/1 to slow down the other team and then guard your yard.